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Séamus & Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta -Winners of the RTÉ Folk Awards 2024 – Best Emerging Artist
Born into a musical family, siblings Séamus & Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta hail from the village of An Áird Mhóir in the Gaeltacht region of Connemara, County Galway. They are noted for their sean nós singing (unaccompanied traditional Irish vocal performance in the Irish language) and their unique arrangements of both Irish and English language songs. They take a particular interest in vocal arrangement and harmonization with their performances benefitting from the vocal tones that only families share. Their Late Late Show performance in 2022 of the soulful lament Anach Cuain captured the mood of the nation and went viral around the world.
Séamus and Caoimhe are both accomplished multi instrumentalists, Irish dancers and All Ireland winning performers who keep the Irish language and their heritage at the heart of all their musical endeavors. In 2023 they released their debut EP simply titled Séamus & Caoimhe. It is available to download on all digital platforms and wass produced by Brian Whelan and Riverdance composer Bill Whelan and recorded at their studio at The Fort, Roundstone, Connemara.
Caoimhe is currently studying a BA in Irish Music at the Irish World Academy at the University of Limerick. Séamus is studying a BA in Applied Languages which includes Irish, also at UL.
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Méabh McKenna is a multidisciplinary artist from Moynalty Co.Meath. In 2018 she graduated
from DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama with a performance degree specialising in pedagogy, where she studied with mentor Denise Kelly MacDonald. She is currently completing postgraduate studies in the National College of Art and Design focusing on performance, community collaboration, ritual, and pedagogical practices. She was awarded a scholarship in 2018 to attend the International Harp Foundation Jazz Immersion Programme in Brazil. She is a regular collaborator with RTÉ Choice nominated artists Maija Sofia and Aoife Nessa Frances, recording on albums such as Bathtime (2019) and Protector (2022). In 2022 she was a featured artist on ‘Le blogotheque’ live video sessions in collaboration with Aoife Nessa Frances. She has opened the RTÉ Folk Music Awards, and performed as a band member at the RTÉ Choice Awards in 2020 and 2023. She has supported artists such as Villagers, Sharon Van Etten, the Charlatans, John Francis Flynn, Iarla O Leonard, and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh. She has performed with John Sheahan of the Dubliners, Colm Mac Ionmaire, Lisa Hannigan, and Radie Peat of Lankum.
In 2019 Méabh worked with performance artist Maïa Nunes on Incantation, which was awarded the Judge’s Choice prize at the Dublin Fringe Festival. She began developing works with performance artist Isadora Epstein in 2023, resulting in original shows such as Leave the Door Open for the Hugh Lane Gallery and Farewell: Friction for the Dublin Literature Festival 2023. She is an active session musician recording and performing with many projects and groups such as future-cowboy rock band Carlsbad, contemporary classical ensemble Yurodny, dream-pop band Baby Witch, and contemporary chamber ensemble sfiiinx. She has performed at major Irish festivals such as Electric Picnic, Body and Soul, All Together Now, Dun Laoghaire Folk Festival, Beyond the Pale, and Another Love Story. She has taught workshops on Irish music at international harp festivals, and toured in Ireland, the UK, and Europe. In 2022 she was a featured artist on ‘La blogotheque’ live video sessions in collaboration with Aoife Nessa Frances. She began performing as a solo artist in 2022, incorporating styles and studies of multi genre fusion, technology, her post graduate studies, and research of traditional song and Irish harp practices.
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Gerry Cullen and the Drogheda Singers
Gerry Cullen has been a stalwart of the in-accompanied traditional music scene for the past 50 years. He first came to national prominence as a member of the acclaimed harmony trio Voice Squad. Gerry possesses a wonderful resonant, rich voice and includes many local Drogheda songs in his repertoire.
The Drogheda Singers have had weekly singing sessions in Drogheda for many years and the regular singers have all sung at different festivals and sessions throughout the country. Some have researched local songs , singers and song-writers and, in line with one of their main aims, have brought many old songs back to life, many from the nineteenth century.
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An Grianán ICA, Drogheda, Ireland
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